Device for making shoe-string potatoes



Dec. 3, 1929. B. o. QPlTz 1,738,148

DEVICE FOR MAKING SHOE STRING POTATOES Filed Dec. l5, 1927 sgml (4.

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Patented Dec. 3, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BERNHARD O. OPITZ, OFPORTLAND, OREGON,ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO FRANK J. STERNE AND ONE-THIRD TO JOSEPH DUNNE.BOTH OF PORTLAND, OREGON DEVICE FOR MAKING SHOE-STRING POTATOESApplication led December 15, 1927. Serial No. 240,160.

The primary object of my new and improved device consists in making ashredding device of one piece adapted for the shredding of potatoes,carrots, turnips and other vegetables for use in the making of shoestring potatoes, salads and soups.

The primary object of my device consists in a simple and efficientshredder adapted for use in the home where relatively small quanietities of vegetables are to be shredded for domestic use.

A still further object of my device consists in making a shredder thatis simple in con struction and easy to operate.

With these and incidental objects in view, the invention consists incertain novel features of construction and combination of parts, theessential elements of which are setforth in the appended claim, and apreferred ge form of embodiment of which is hereinafter shown withreference to the drawings which accompany and form a part of thisspecifica tion.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective front elevation of one of my assembled devices.

Fig. 2 is a sectional end view, taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, looking inthe direction indicated.

Fig. 3 is a side sectional elevation, taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1looking in the direction indicated.

Fig. 4 is a side sectional view, taken on line 1-4 of Fig. 1, looking inthe direction indicated.

Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the severalviews. i

I preferably form my device of a one piece body element 1, havingdownwardly extending side walls 2 and 8 disposed at either side of thebody element and at relatively right angles to the body element andupturn the lower edge, as illustrated at 4; and 5 in Fig. l to form asmooth and uniform engaging surface at the lower edge thereof adaptingthe same to be held in the hand of the user or to be placed upon thekitchen sink or table or other support. I turn down the same at the end,as illustrated at 6 and 7 to afford rigidity to the device andpreferably weld or solder the engaging edges of side walls and end wallsto stitien the device. IVithin the horizontal portion of the bodyelement 1, I form a series of upwardly extending corrugations 8 that arepreferably uniform in size and spacing and opposite each upwardlyextending cor rugation, I form a depression 9 thus forming an. opening10 between the upwardly extend ing corrugations 8 and the depression 9that are uniform in size and practically rectangular in cross sectionalarea. In forming the device of one piece of relatively thin material,the engaging corner 11 of the openings are not separated from eachother, thus for1ning a cutting edge of the upwardly extendingcorrugations 8. The cutting edge of the cor rugations 8 may be sharpenedor if made of relatively thin material and made by precisionniamifacture, the saine may accomplish the result of cutting without thenecessity of swaging the cutting edges or the sharpening of the same.

A device made as herein described, will shred potatoes, carrots, andother vegetables into fairly uniform slices that will facilitate thecooking of the same into uniform tenderness and facilitate the sheddingof the same with the least amount of time and labor. I am aware that asimple construction may be accomplished by the forming of the ends ofthe device into two separate pieces and the welding or soldering of themeeting corners of the opening 10, thus creating a device similar tothat illustrated herein but formed of more than one piece of material.

While the form of mechanism herein shown and described is admirablyadapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is to be understoodthat it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form ofembodiment herein shown and described, as it is susceptible ofembodiment in various forms, all coming within the scope of the claimwhich follows:

What I claim is:

In a device of the class described, the combination of a one piece bodyelement having end and side walls and having a horizontal portiondisposed therebetween and having a series of upwardly extendingcorrugatons in spaced relation, a series of de ressions oppositelydisposed to the upward 'y extending corrugations to form an openingtherebetween, the other end of said corrugations gradally diminishinginto the body element.

BERNHARD O. OPITZ.

